Margaret Rennels, M.D.

Rennels

Dr. Margaret ‘Peggy’ Rennels spent most of her career as a professor of pediatrics, clinical head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics, and chief of the pediatric clinical studies section, Center for Vaccine Development, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. She was head of U.S. Vaccine Policy GlaxoSmithKline for five years and now is a consultant for non-profit organizations. Dr. Rennels has been involved in the clinical development of multiple pediatric vaccines. She has served as principal investigator for over 30 clinical trials, has written numerous articles and book chapters, and has lectured widely on pediatric infectious diseases and immunization. Margaret has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACIP), the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the FDA (VRBPAC), and as chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Red Book Committee). She has been a consultant to the FDA, NIH, CDC, WHO, and PATH.

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